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1 | Extract data from new and old Excel spreadsheets on any platform. Pure Python | | 1 | xlrd is a library for reading data and formatting information from |
2 | (2.7 or later). Strong support for Excel dates. Unicode-aware. | | 2 | Excel files in the historical .xls format. |
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| | | 4 | Warning |
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| | | 6 | This library will no longer read anything other than .xls files. For |
| | | 7 | alternatives that read newer file formats, please see |
| | | 8 | http://www.python-excel.org/. |
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| | | 10 | The following are also not supported but will safely and reliably be ignored: |
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| | | 12 | Charts, Macros, Pictures, any other embedded object, including embedded worksheets. |
| | | 13 | VBA modules |
| | | 14 | Formulas, but results of formula calculations are extracted. |
| | | 15 | Comments |
| | | 16 | Hyperlinks |
| | | 17 | Autofilters, advanced filters, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation |
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| | | 19 | Password-protected files are not supported and cannot be read by this library. |